WikiLeaks

[Stormieweather]

I get the feeling that most people have no idea what Wikileaks is or who it is.

Julian Assange is on the board and has become the spokesman for Wikileaks as director (and appears to be taking the majority of the heat), but he isn't alone in the decision making. Other members of the board include:

Phillip Adams - Australian film producer, writer, broadcaster

Wang Youcai - one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests

Ben Laurie - creator of The Apache Software (encryption)

Wang Dan - another leader of the Tiananmen Square protests and leader of the Chinese Democracy Movement

Chico Whitaker - an exiled Brazilian social activist who also has served on the advisory board of UNESCO

Wikileaks has revealed much in the way of governmental and industry corruption, as well civil rights violations. They have won several awards. The list of documents/reports they have released is long and varied.

WikiLeaks states that its "

primary interest is in exposing oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, but we also expect to be of assistance to people of all regions who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their governments and corporations.

Whether or not I agree with the release of the Iran war documents or the US diplomatic cables, I personally believe that the only way to minimize corruption and civil rights violations is to have a way for the truth to be told. I do not agree with hiding or supressing facts. The truth has nothing to fear.

Yes, I'm aware that this position will be unpopular here. Please keep your guns holstered.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by Stormieweather

I personally believe that the only way to minimize corruption and civil rights violations is to have a way for the truth to be told. I do not agree with hiding or suppressing facts. The truth has nothing to fear.
Yes, I'm aware that this position will be unpopular here. Please keep your guns holstered.

I agree with you for the most part. but, I dunno how to say this - I want the truth/facts to be told as well, but where do you draw the line or don't you. I mean to what benefit is it knowing that one delegate thinks another country's leader is a jerk. Or that privately one country is trying to support what it thinks is best for the region while not trying to damage its relationship with another... I dunno maybe I'm having difficulty writing what I'm thinking because it doesn't make sense.